Paris offered Barcelona a brief glimpse of rescue before Paris Saint-Germain shut the door again. Hansi Flick’s side were beaten 4-2 at the Parc des Princes in the Champions League, a night that moved rapidly from renewed belief to a painful first defeat of the campaign.
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Barcelona had twice drawn level in the French capital, and Lamine Yamal’s 79th-minute goal to make it 2-2 appeared to give the visitors a route back into the contest. Among supporters following the match live online, the equaliser brought an immediate burst of optimism.
That mood did not last. Within a minute, Vitinha restored PSG’s lead with a strike from outside the box. The Portuguese midfielder collected a loose ball beyond the area and drove his effort past Barcelona goalkeeper Joan García.
The swing was especially visible in the live reaction of Argentine streamer La Cobra, whose celebration for Yamal’s goal quickly gave way to frustration after PSG’s response. The sequence reflected the wider Barcelona feeling: hope of turning the match around, followed almost instantly by another setback.
Luis Enrique’s team then made the result secure late on. Fabián Ruiz scored PSG’s fourth from an Achraf Hakimi assist, completing the 4-2 win and preserving the Paris club’s perfect record in the Champions League league phase.
For Barcelona, the defeat ended an unbeaten start to the season and meant no points from one of the competition’s most demanding away trips. PSG, meanwhile, left their home ground with the result settled and their European momentum intact.
